Articles | Volume 36, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-825-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-825-2018
ANGEO Communicates
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06 Jun 2018
ANGEO Communicates |  | 06 Jun 2018

Seasonal variability of atmospheric tides in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere: meteor radar data and simulations

Dimitry Pokhotelov, Erich Becker, Gunter Stober, and Jorge L. Chau

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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (10 Apr 2018) by Hermann Lühr
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AR by Dimitry Pokhotelov on behalf of the Authors (17 May 2018)
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Short summary
Atmospheric tides are produced by solar heating of the lower atmosphere. The tides propagate to the upper atmosphere and ionosphere playing an important role in the vertical coupling. Ground radar measurements of the seasonal variability of tides are compared with global numerical simulations. The agreement with radar data and limitations of the numerical model are discussed. The work represents a first step in modelling the impact of tidal dynamics on the upper atmosphere and ionosphere.